+karri Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Nop90 said: I'll try to do it. EDIT: the protocol seems very easy (easier and faster than the other chip), will try to modify the existing protocol to work on this EEPROM chip. The good thing is that the protocol is exacly the same for all the 24AAXXX chips (up to 512 bits, the 24AA1025 has a little difference). I really appreciate it. If the protocol is the same then it does not really matter which chip I use. So I may go for a small batch with a 64k chip. The extra memory could come in handy in my music creation application to store rhythms and melodies while you are working on the patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKraken Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Igor said: will see how much time I will get with a baby around! Not much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, LordKraken said: Not much ? at least I won't be working full time Edited November 16, 2020 by Igor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsittler Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) How do you all unpanelize/depanelize the PCB's for programmable game cards? Is there a way to do this safely (without SMD damage) without a specialized tool? I've separated mouse-bite arrays before using regular cutters, but that doesn't seem as promising for these V-groove arrays Edited November 17, 2020 by bsittler Added missing sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Just crack them apart ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 I put my nail at the point where I want it to break and bend the card without putting stress on the chips. Usually I start by taking apart the 10 cart panel into two 5 cart panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 The 2020 production boards are here! I'll be getting in touch with people who expressed interest in ordering them. If you want to order another one, get in contact with me or leave a message on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbitwhit Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Igor said: The 2020 production boards are here! I'll be getting in touch with people who expressed interest in ordering them. If you want to order another one, get in contact with me or leave a message on here. Great news! Sending you a PM as I would like to order one. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Hi everyone! If you've been waiting for a reply from me, I've been in hospital for the past week with wife and our newborn. I'll get around to answering messages when things have settled a little bit in a week or so. I'm hoping they discharge us tomorrow so we can go home. One of my 3D printers also broke, this is the one I typically use to print the Pi-Hat cases, have replacement parts on the way, but I'll try to make the same cases on my other printer meanwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Hello! We've back from hospital with baby, after the first week of getting adjusted at home, I am getting back into the swing of things so will be shipping more orders out soon! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 I've had to add a new condition to being put on the order list unfortunately due to the behaviour of a number of people - YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY A 10EUR NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT TO HAVE YOUR NAME ADDED TO THE ORDER LIST. This deposit will be applied as a discount on your final invoice. This has been enacted due to how many people have expressed interest in ordering and either have not replied or cancelled when their order was ready to ship out. Please don't ruin it more for others. All of the current orders will not be affected, but going forward this will be a requirement as I'm sick of wasting time contacting people only to find out that they either don't have the skill to use the PiHat or simply do not bother to reply back to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 More orders have been sent out. I'll be building more Pi-Hats this week so there's stock ready to ship out for anyone wanting to order them. Should be minimal delays going forward! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Did someone made some test with the Pi Hat on a Raspberry Pi 4 ? I just bought one, made a fresh install, configures the new Pihat and it is quite 2 times longer than my old Pi 3. 512kb ROM on Pi3 : 244 seconds 512kb ROM on Pi4 : around 480 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 That's odd, I think I had to set some SPI settings when I configured my image. I've got a Pi4 but haven't tried it yet, will see when I can get some time to test it out and will let you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positron5 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Hi Igor, My package of Raspberry pi programmer and 10 shells arrived today.??? Do have a great new year. Cheers Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Thanks for letting me know Andrew, that's great to hear! Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 12/23/2020 at 1:28 AM, Fadest said: Did someone made some test with the Pi Hat on a Raspberry Pi 4 ? I just bought one, made a fresh install, configures the new Pihat and it is quite 2 times longer than my old Pi 3. 512kb ROM on Pi3 : 244 seconds 512kb ROM on Pi4 : around 480 seconds I've just tested on both and I'm getting around 450s on both, which is not what my previous tests have shown, so I'll need to look into this more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Did you change something in repository code ? My pi3 has a code from maybe 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 It's either that or SPI driver settings on the Pi (I've got a new Raspbian install). I tried combining some writes so that the SPI buffers are used more effectively, unfortunately that doesn't work and I get bad data. I'll need to dig into it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 I've got a few more of these built and ready to ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandted Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Is it still possible to get the curved lip 3D printed cartridges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 2 hours ago, bobandted said: Is it still possible to get the curved lip 3D printed cartridges? Yep, send me a message and we can arrange something. I have a bunch that are ready to be shipped (grey colour). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Hello, quick update - the Lynx Pi 'HAT' and 3D printed cartridges can now be purchased from the Atari Gamer Online Shop. Thanks for your interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 I've got some newly made SMT Lynx Cart connectors now and there are 3 Pi 'HAT's left. The design is a little different due to the new cart connector, but the rest of the PCB and components are the same. I'll not be making any more after these are gone as we are shifting focus to the JoeyLynx instead. The JoeyLynx is a USB-C device that can read Lynx cartridges, it appears as an external drive and the ROM is just a file on it called ROM.LNX. It can also write ROMs to supported flash carts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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